Why retest?

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sndurham wrote:

I'm confused. If you already have a positive test why are so many testing again and again? It's seems like it's just creating unnecessary stress and worry in yourself. Am I wrong? Am I misunderstanding the constant testing?

I think a lot of women feel reassured every time they see that line. Which I can totally understand. For me, when I had my miscarriage it took over 3 weeks for a second line to finally disappear. I was testing every couple of days to know when hcg had finally left my system. So for me, testing constantly doesn't reassure me. I know you can still have a line for a while. But if it makes another mama feel good, go for it. Unfortunately, it also tends to bring unnecessary worry.

I only retested because I was 99.9% sure I was imagining things and the line wasn't really there. I had also read all of the reviews about so many false positives on them, so I did take a different brand. With my first I took one digital, I was pregnant, 100% sure, didn't feel the need to test again. Although I thought for sure at my first ultrasound they would tell me "I'm sorry, there's been a mistake, you're not pregnant" lol. I'd say a lot of women just find it reassuring!

Well I wasn't judging I was simply asking a question. I feel bad for those who have had multiple losses and in no way am I downplaying that I was just curious because I feel like for me personally it would just be more stress and worry is why I asked.

With my first three (2nd was an early mc) I only ever tested ONCE with a digital test. This time I used an internet cheapie kit that came with 50 ovulation tests and 20 pregnancy tests. Since I had all of those tests, at $0.29 each, I figured - what the heck - I'll watch my line progression. Otherwise, I never wanted to test more than once in fear of getting a negative after my positive. :)

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